[tesco samoa]

at the pbw site check out the game fourms
there is one called return to hell

there will be tons of info there

A small empire on that map has 500 planets and about 1500 ships and another 1500 bases.

We have talked and talked about it....

But the key is to use the build ques ( always )
Waypoints for fleet assembly.
Then waypoints for the fleets to go once there trained.
ANd for cargo movement repeat orders on cargo ships and assembly plants for the ships to pick up the cargo.

I have my turns down to about 20 minutes... tops...

It is also recommended to make your systems so no one can pop in ... That way you can concentrate your static defences on the outskirts and then have a couple of bases building the static defences in the core systems ( on repeat )
That way you can do the defend build and forget. And not have to go to every planet.

Repeat is your friend added with waypoints and build ques your set. Also another recommendation is to put those warp points at a planet with the most moons... And have them build the static defences for that warp point.
And then build and channel to the training grounds and then to the fronts.